Important new paper: Implications of zero-deforestation palm oil for tropical grassy and dry forest biodiversity
Implications of zero-deforestation palm oil for tropical grassy and dry forest biodiversity - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Modelling reveals large swathes of land in tropical grassy and dry forest biomes that are climatically suitable for commercial plantations of oil palm and would comply with current zero-deforestation commitments, but where conversion to oil palm would, in many locations, cause loss of habitat and biodiversity.